State To Spend $14M On Electric Car Charging Stations

Virginia is looking for a developer to build a statewide charging network for electric vehicles.

The state announced last week that it had issued a request for proposals for putting in the infrastructure. Gov. Terry McAuliffe's office said in a news release that $14 million in funding for the effort would come from Virginia's portion of the Volkswagen settlement over the company's diesel emissions cheating scandal.

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Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore said in a statement that the project is designed to jump-start the adoption of electrical cars and generate more private investment in electric vehicle technology.